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Pulex (Human flea)

Synonyms: Rhynchoprion

Wikipedia Abstract

Pulex is a genus of fleas. It comprises six species. One is the human flea (P. irritans), and the other five are confined to the Nearctic and Neotropical regions.
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Species

Pulex alvarezi
Pulex echidnophagoides
Pulex irritans (human flea)
Pulex larimerius
Pulex porcinus
Pulex pungens
Pulex simulans
Pulex sinoculus
Pulex spec
Pulex vespertilionis

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0